Q: I slipped and fell in my apartment from a faulty wall leak I complained about the leakage in my apartment over 6 times
On august 20th maintenance came out and assured me the leak was fixed on aug 21 I fell on my back I went to the hospital they told me I have a contusion on my tailbone nothing showed on the X-ray what kind of settlement would I be looking at
A: Retain counsel here in Florida on contingency fee, which means you pay nothing unless you win.
A: Sorry to hear about your ordeal. Settlement value of a potential case depends on numerous factors, including the strength of the liability position and the nature and extent of the injuries and necessary medical treatment. Often, the appropriate amount to demand cannot be determined until the course of medical treatment is complete. Schedule a free legal consultation. If a lawyer believes the potential case is likely to be worthwhile on a contingency fee (percentage) basis, the lawyer will offer his/her services on that basis. If the first lawyer believes it's not worthwhile and therefore declines to take the case, then seek additional opinions. Some lawyers will take cases only if they believe the case will net at least X dollars (whatever works for them), while others will take "low-value" cases because they're churning a high volume of cases.
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